C Shape Sixth Chord Barred
C6 Open C6 Barred (the audio example is D6 with it’s root on the 5th fret) Fret/Chord Chart You can determine the name of the… Read More »C Shape Sixth Chord Barred
Barre Chords
G Shape Barre Chord
This can be the trickiest barre chord shape to play. To play it, you may want to just omit playing the high E string. This is how I play it. It makes it much more practical to use.
D Shape Barre Chord
This barre chord can come in handy when you least expect it. It’s a little difficult to play at first…Read More »D Shape Barre Chord
F minor barre chord (E shape)
The Em shape barre chord on the 1st fret equals Fm (F minor):
E Shape Barre Chord
Create a barre with your first finger on any fret. Pretend your finger is the nut of the guitar. Now use your remaining 3 fingers to… Read More »E Shape Barre Chord
Barre Chords
You cannot play every chord in the guitar’s open position.
What if you wanted to play an F or B chord? How about an F# or Gb chord for that matter? You can’t do it without using a barred chord. There are 12 possible major chords and without barre chords you can only play 5 of them. It’s the same thing with minor chords. A barre chord is where we take a basic chord pattern and “move” it up the neck of the guitar to create different chords.
F#m (F sharp minor chord)
The chord diagram below shows an F#m guitar chord. It can also be called Gbm (G flat minor). This form is using an Em shape… Read More »F#m (F sharp minor chord)
E Shape Sixth Chord Barred
E6 Open E6 Barred (the audio example is an A6 chord with it’s root on the 5th fret) Fret/Chord Chart Depending on the fret your… Read More »E Shape Sixth Chord Barred
A Shape Barre Chord Exercises
In these exercises, you are to figure out the barre chord that needs to be played, and apply them to strumming basic quarter notes.
For the first few pages of exercises I’ve include red lettering that Read More »A Shape Barre Chord Exercises